December 9 Morning Edition

WGN9

— With more than 6 months until primary, race is on in 2 important Congressional districts – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/with-more-than-6-months-until-primary-race-is-on-in-2-important-congressional-districts/

FOX32
— Proposed Illinois bill would make it illegal for workplaces to require COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/proposed-illinois-bill-would-make-it-illegal-for-workplaces-to-require-covid-19-vaccine

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Tollway can’t seem to stay in the good government lane. The scandal-prone agency is making a mess of things again, trying its best to prove it shouldn’t exist as an independent agency. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/8/22824699/illinois-tollway-authority-board-chairman-executive-director-scandal-governor-pritzker-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DuPage County Board revisiting ban on recreational pot sales in unincorporated areas – Katlyn Smith
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20211209/dupage-county-board-revisiting-ban-on-recreational-pot-sales-in-unincorporated-areas

HERALD & REVIEW
— What happened to ‘the public good’? – Will Bunch
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from those who are the following, candidates promise to use government to give preference to those who are the following: minority: female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, renters, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who have dependents, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, those who have health problems, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/will-bunch-what-happened-to-the-public-good/article_1194aff0-b089-5a80-9584-287bef99c49a.html

DAILY ILLINI
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://dailyillini.com/buzz-stories/buzz-community/2021/12/08/cu-lacks-spaces-for-lgbtq-community/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Controversial Critical Race Theory pledged to be taught by two Wheaton teachers
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/613927941-controversial-critical-race-theory-pledged-to-be-taught-by-two-wheaton-teachers-by-week-ending-nov-20

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Public Schools retains The Catholic Bishop of Chicago for $2,088,763 in 2020
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/599586967-chicago-public-schools-retains-the-catholic-bishop-of-chicago-for-2-088-763-in-2020

JOHN KASS
— Rise of Violent Crime: The Democrats have a woke rogue prosecutor problem
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-and-their-rogue-prosecutor-problem/

WIREPOINTS
— 228 Chicago youth have died from homicide, just 12 from COVID, since pandemic began – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/228-chicago-youth-have-died-from-homicide-just-12-from-covid-since-pandemic-began-wirepoints-quickpoint/

CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey claims Sullivan is part of “Democrat ploy” to nominate a Republican
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/08/bailey-claims-sullivan-is-part-of-democrat-ploy-to-nominate-a-republican/
— Big casino/gaming roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/08/big-casinogaming-roundup/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/08/covid-19-roundup-130/
— Democrats claim racial crossover voting “is the norm” in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/08/democrats-claim-racial-crossover-voting-is-the-norm-in-illinois/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jan. 6 to dominate Dems’ 2022 races as some in party say tactic goes too far – Mica Soellner
(COMMENT: It will be interesting to see how far my hate-filled Trump-hating critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. will go to blame me and to blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for January 6. This year, the aforesaid succeeded in stopping me from rising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/8/jan-6-dominate-dems-2022-races-some-party-say-tact/
— Why Christmas is good for America – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/8/why-christmas-is-good-for-america/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Meet the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Who Founded a Left-Wing ‘Social Justice’ Magazine One World. Illinois gubernatorial hopeful Jesse Sullivan distances himself from publication’s left-wing views – Collin Anderson
(COMMENT: I founded the “right-wing” GOPUSA ILLINOIS in 2000.)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/meet-the-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-who-founded-a-left-wing-social-justice-magazine/

NEW YORK POST
— Woke wannabe film critics cancel Christmas classics over ‘toxic masculinity’ – Andrew Court
https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/woke-wannabe-critics-are-canceling-classic-christmas-movies/
— Rev. Al Sharpton group to protest de Blasio’s city-sanctioned drug dens – Julia Marsh
https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/rev-al-sharpton-protests-mayor-de-blasios-injection-sites/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Police release plan for weekend, consider closing off downtown: Internal memo circulating after unrest in Loop area – Greg Norman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-release-plan-for-weekend-potential-unrest
— Ted Cruz on latest Texas lawsuit: DOJ ‘operates as a partisan arm to target red states’ – Sam Dorman
(COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, Bush’s DOJ argued in favor of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cruz-texas-doj-lawsuit
— USA Today mocked for asking ‘is math racist’ in headline. One critic asked if the article was a joke. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/usa-today-mocked-asking-is-math-racist
— Biden’s catastrophic collapse of American leadership. The Biden administration is hell-bent on reversing many of President Trump’s achievements. – Monica Crowley
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-collapse-american-leadership-monica-crowley
— Kevin McCarthy convenes top House candidates in Washington, promotes diversity of GOP recruits. House GOP recruiting diverse candidates for 2022 election, McCarthy says. – Lisa Bennatan
(COMMENT: To promote diversity is to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, patriotic, conservative, Republican, Trump-supporters, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kevin-mccarthy-young-guns-diversity

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Woke Got What It Wanted—and Then What? Of the collapse of the woke appeal, perhaps we could say, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of zealots.” – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/08/woke-got-what-it-wanted-and-then-what/

BREITBART
— Alito Raises Critical Race Theory in Supreme Court Argument over Maine – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/12/08/alito-raises-critical-race-theory-in-supreme-court-argument-over-maine/
— Conservatives Flex Muscles to Kill Woke Provisions from Defense Bill – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/08/conservatives-flex-muscles-to-kill-woke-provisions-from-defense-bill/
— Pro-Amnesty Democrats Threaten Senate Referee’s Authority – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/12/08/pro-amnesty-democrats-threaten-senate-referees-authority/

CNS NEWS
— Former Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus: The Word of the Day Is ‘Weakness’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/former-trump-chief-staff-reince-priebus-word-day-weakness

DAILY SIGNAL
— Attention, Woke Leftists: Women Don’t Want Men in Restroom Stall Next to Them – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/09/attention-woke-leftists-women-dont-want-men-in-restroom-stall-next-to-them/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Chicago Police Lie’: BLM Leader Calls Jussie Smollett Trial A ‘White Supremacist Charade’ – CHRISTINE SELLERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/08/blm-leader-jussie-smollett-trial-white-supremacy/
— Virginia Department Of Education Insists Educators Should Make Their ‘Ally Status Known’ To Students – CHRISSY CLARK
(COMMENT: It certainly seems that typically, if not overwhelmingly, Democrat teachers are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/08/virginia-department-education-insists-educators-should-make-ally-status-known-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Making students aware of educators’ “ally status” was also encouraged. “Instead, use birthdays, ice cream preferences, pet preferences, etc,” the guide reads. “If there are all-gender bathrooms, make sure students know where they are and that they are for everyone. Make your ally status known by hanging a rainbow flag, sharing your own pronouns and/or supporting the school’s LGBTQ groups.”)

DAILY WIRE
— Jussie Smollett Routinely Raises Fist In Air Outside Court, Did Same At BLM Protest – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jussie-smollett-routinely-raises-fist-in-air-outside-court-did-same-at-blm-protest

NEWSMAX
— Donald Trump Jr. to Newsmax: GOP Must Stop ‘Insanity’ Pushed by Liberals, Media – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-jr-nord-stream-2-vladimir-putin-foreign-policy/2021/12/08/id/1047903/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Inclusion Delusion: The Antisemitism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff at Universities – Jay Greene, Ph.D. and James Paul
https://www.heritage.org/education/report/inclusion-delusion-the-antisemitism-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-staff

PJ MEDIA
— The Morning Briefing: Commie Democrat Psychopaths Are In Crime Denial – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/12/09/the-morning-briefing-commie-democrat-psychopaths-are-in-crime-denial-n1539907

NATIONAL REVIEW
— State Discrimination against Religious Schools Subject of Supreme Court Case
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most a) for my having been baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete in 1948, b) for my attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, c) for my attending Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and d) for my being confirmed as a MSL at Hope Lutheran in 1962.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/the-supreme-courts-chance-to-fight-state-discrimination-against-faith-based-schools/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “Critical Race Theory” Becomes Issue During Supreme Court Argument In Maine School Funding Case. Justice Alito: If Maine refuses to fund students to attend schools that teach white supremacy, “would you say the same thing about a school that teaches critical race theory?” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/critical-race-theory-becomes-issue-during-supreme-court-argument-in-maine-school-funding-case/

EPOCH TIMES
— Brainwashing America’s Children: The Dangers of CRT – John Mac Ghlionn
https://www.theepochtimes.com/brainwashing-americas-children-the-dangers-of-crt_4128911.html
— It’s Bad Out There and Getting Worse – Michael Walsh
https://www.theepochtimes.com/its-bad-out-there-and-getting-worse_4146305.html

ROLL CALL
— Democrats’ report urges diversity, pay equity disclosure bills. House Financial Services staffers call for new corporate requirements. – Ellen Meyers
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/09/democrats-report-urges-diversity-pay-equity-disclosure-bills/

CNN
— Supreme Court conservatives may have their chance to end affirmative action at universities – Joan Biskupic
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will make you pay: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/affirmative-action-supreme-court-conservatives-harvard/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, ILLEGAL: New York City poised to become the largest municipality in the U.S. to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/new-york-noncitizen-voting/2021/12/09/b9ef5748-5848-11ec-a808-3197a22b19fa_story.html

USA TODAY
— Black people use Facebook more than anyone. Now they’re leaving. – Jessica Guynn and Katie Wedell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/12/08/black-people-delete-facebook-tiktok/8859417002/

FORBES
— Divisiveness In Your Workplace? Tips For Bridging The Divides – Rodger Dean Duncan
(COMMENT: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs promote divisiveness. I should write a book about the aforesaid who promote divisiveness in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton. Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2021/12/09/divisiveness–in-your-workplace-some-tips-for-bridging-the-divide/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 13 reasons that help explain the labor shortage in the US – Madison Hoff and Juliana Kaplan
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/potential-reasons-explain-labor-shortage-open-jobs-not-enough-workers-2021-12

BARRON’S
— Sotheby’s to Offer Sculptures of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor to Benefit Charities – Fang Block
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sothebys-to-offer-sculptures-of-george-floyd-and-breonna-taylor-to-benefit-charities-01638994914

AXIOS
— Inside Trump’s hunt for “disloyal” Republicans – Jonathan Swan, Andrew Solender
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.axios.com/trump-hunt-disloyal-republicans-28e98f47-1b33-492c-bb66-b6da606b55f9.html

BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
— COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will make you pay: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/12/08/how-we-repair-it-white-americans-attitudes-toward-reparations/

SUBURBAN
— Coalition launches petition on local action against profiling – Joel Ceausu
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs negatively profile Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/coalition-launches-petition-on-local-action-against-profiling/article_2a9c5e17-33d6-5046-b499-413d35569d7c.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.